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considered a separate building. And the term “Unit of Occupancy” means any interior space with defined boundaries described in a deed, lease, license or agreement in which a discreet business, residential living unit, commercial, office, service, professional institutional, or industrial or industrial activity by interior or exterior walls. 10.17.F – SPRINKLER SYSTEM INSTALLATION AND TESTING REQUIREMENTS – ALL SYSTEMS: 10.17.F.1. Any installation, extension, modification or alteration of an Approved Automatic Sprinkler System within the Town of Buxton must be done by a State of Maine Licensed Sprinkler Installer. 10.17.F.2. Any Approved Automatic Sprinkler System that is installed, that contains twenty (20) or more sprinkler heads, or the modifications of an existing approved automatic sprinkler system, which includes twenty (20) additional sprinkler heads, must have the plans approved by the State Fire Marshal’s Office. 10.17.F.3. Any building containing a sprinkler system shall have a yearly test completed on the system by a qualified sprinkler technician. A written copy of the yearly test report shall be forwarded to the Fire-Rescue Chief’s Office. The Fire- Rescue Chief or his designee shall be notified before such test, alterations, or additions are started. 10.17.F.4 The Owner and/or Sprinkler Permit holder of any occupied and unoccupied commercial buildings or multifamily dwellings portions thereof having a sprinkler system in place, shall be jointly and severally liable to maintain all sprinklers and standpipe systems and all component parts in a workable condition at all times, and it shall be unlawful for any owner or occupant to reduce the effectiveness of the protection these systems provide, except that this shall not prohibit the owner or occupant from temporarily reducing or discontinuing the protection where necessary for the purpose of conducting test, repairs, alterations, or additions, provided that the test, repairs, alterations, or additions are done in such a way as to avoid the creation of a safety hazard. 10.17.G – NON-RESIDENTIAL AND MULTIFAMILY SYSTEM STANDARDS: An Approved Automatic Sprinkler System in a non-residential building or multifamily dwelling must conform to the following provisions: 1. It must include a tamper switch alarm (an electric switch on a sprinkler valve that transmits a signal to the fire alarm control panel if the normal position of the valve is changed) at the system shut off, that sends a message through the automatic fire alarm system when the systems’ status is changed (Open vs. closed).

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